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Parasitic Infestations

»	Where and how does one acquire cutaneous parasitic diseases?
»	What is “creeping eruption”?
»	How do you treat creeping eruption?
»	What is different about larva currens?
»	Are there other nematode infestations that cause skin disease?
»	How do filarial infections differ from other nematode infections?
»	Where is onchocerciasis most prevalent? How is it transmitted?
»	Does river blindness cause cutaneous manifestations?
»	What are some of the problems with onchocerciasis treatment?
»	What is loiasis?
»	What causes elephantiasis?
»	Can other filarial diseases affect the skin?
»	What is myiasis?
»	What is a warble?
»	What is Congo floor maggot?
»	What is tungiasis?
»	What is the difference between a chigoe and a chigger?
»	Do chiggers burrow into the skin to lay eggs like the sand flea?
»	What is leishmaniasis?
»	Name the different types of leishmaniasis.
»	Can leishmaniasis be contracted in the United States?
»	How does cutaneous amebiasis, due to Entamoeba histolytica, present?
»	What are the skin findings in American trypanosomiasis?
»	What are the skin findings in African trypanosomiasis?
»	Describe the cutaneous manifestations of schistosomiasis as they relate to the parasite’s life cycle.
»	Are swimmer’s itch and sea bather’s eruption the same thing?
»	What is sparganosis?
»	Can other tapeworms affect the skin?
»	What is Demodex?
»	Does Demodex cause skin disease?
»	What are morgellons?

Are there other nematode infestations that cause skin disease?

Enterobius vermicularis (pinworms) may cause a noisome perianal itch, but secondary complications including dermatitis, bacterial infections, and local abscesses can develop. Treatment is a single dose of mebendazole. Trichinella spiralis, which is acquired by eating undercooked pork, may cause a diffuse rash, nail bed splinter hemorrhages, and a subtle but persistent periorbital edema (trichinosis).